Multi-tier recorder to enable seek-back unique copy recording

摘要

Multi-tier recording to enable, for example, seek-back unique copy recording may be provided. First, content may be recorded to a time-shift buffer. Recording instructions may be received and a virtual recorder corresponding to a user may be instantiated. Next, content from the time-shift buffer may be obtained according to the received recording instructions. Then the obtained content may be saved to the instantiated virtual recorder.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
recording content to a time-shift buffer, wherein recording the content to the time-shift buffer comprises maintaining the content in the time-shift buffer within a finite sliding time-window and maintaining a manifest file comprising reference to media segments for the finite sliding time-window; receiving recording instructions; instantiating a virtual recorder corresponding to a user; obtaining content from the time-shift buffer according to the received recording instructions; and saving the obtained content to the instantiated virtual recorder.